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Tracey Emin
British
1963
"It pleases me that people can be interactive."
Did you know?
One of Emin’s most iconic works, My Bed (1998), sold at auction for around £2.5 million, transforming a deeply personal installation into a blue-chip artwork. Today, her handwritten neon pieces often achieve six-figure prices, while major paintings and sculptures can reach seven figures, reflecting how her once-provocative, confessional style has become firmly established in the international art market.
Biography
Dame Tracey Karima Emin is an English artist known for autobiographical and confessional artwork. She produces work in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, neon text and sewn appliqué. Once the "enfant terrible" of the Young British Artists in the 1980s, Emin was elected as a Royal Academician in 2016.
Tracey Emin is a British contemporary artist known for her intensely personal and confessional approach to art. Emerging as part of the Young British Artists (YBAs) in the 1990s, she works across drawing, painting, sculpture, neon, and installation, often exploring themes of sexuality, trauma, love, and vulnerability. Her work blurs the line between autobiography and universal experience, making emotional honesty its most powerful artistic tool.